Resilient mounting



March 2, 1954 R. L. JONES 2,670,914

RESILIENT MOUNTING Filed Dec. 28, 1949 v7 r/a jars 5/ .5 5 0275s and especially tomountings ing machinery and for and delicate electrical equipment from harmful Russell-"L. Jones; Akron,

B. Goodrich Compa corporation of New York Ohio; ass ignor 'too The" .2 n

y,-'New York, N,

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-This invention relates'to resilient-mountings for isolating vibrat protecting instruments vibrations and shocks. a

i It is an object of this invention to provide a resilient mounting utilizing easily fabricated or standard metal parts, and which requires no bonding-of the rubber cushioning material to the metal parts. I

Other objects are to provide cushioning in tension, compression and shear of the cushioning material, to provide for stability of the mounting, to provide for enclosing the metal'parts of themounting disposed between supported and supporting structures and to provide for ease of installation and effectiveness in operation.

These and other objects will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to th accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the cushioning body of the resilient mounting constructed in accordance with and embodying the invention, parts being broken away. a a I l 'Fig. 2 is a section taken along lin 22 of Fig. 1. a

Fig. 3 is an elevation of the resilient mounting of the invention mounted on the supported and supporting structures, parts being sectioned and broken away. 5

Fig. 4 is an elevation showing an-instrument mounted on a supporting structure with resilient mountings embodying the invention. Referring to the drawings and especially-to Figs. 1 and 2, a cushioning body III' of resilient rubber material is shown which is adapted to provide cushioning in accordance with the invention. The cushioning body I which may be formed by suitable means such a by molding, is hollow and preferably has a generally; conica1 or domed shape with a base II of larger diameter than the'diameters' of the upper portions of the body. An upper central portion I2 is provided which has a central aperture I3 for receiving suitable attaching means such as bolt I4 shown inFig.3. 1f

The base II of the cushioning body I 0 has radially extending slots I5, I5 diverginggfr'om an aperture I6 which is relatively small and may also be centrally located as shownin Figs. 1 and 25 Each of the slots I5,' 'I 5 may have an"enlarged opening at the outer end I! for preventing a concentration of stresses at the outer end. The. slotsI5,'--I 5 separate sectors I 8, I8 of the base II and" permit the-sectors to fold inward" or" out- 4 Claims. (01. 248-24) ward to permit an attaching member ingmeronn of a bolt I4 to be insertedinto the aperture --I3 and permit the entrance of a bolt I9 into the cav ity of the cushioning body'l I! asshown in Fig. 3. The bolt I9 preferably has an enlarged head 2| of a greater diameter than aperture I6 and over: la s the base portion I I for clamping the base portion to the face of a supported or supporting structure such as board 22." -'I'he -board 22'has an aperture 23 through which bolt 19 maybe inserted and a nut' 24 and T washer '25 may be threaded on the bolt for clamping the base of the cushioning body lllbetween' thebolt head 2| andtheboard22. 1

The bolt I9 preferably has a conca've' surface abutting the base II-tourge the material of the base II toward the bolt as 'it is compressed; The base II may also have a convex'sh'a'pe as shown in Fig. 2 for increasing"thetendencyof the base material to be urged toward the central aperture under compression of thebase material by the bolt l9 and thereby provide a secure attachment of the cushioning body I0 toitheboard 22.1.

The upper central portion I2 of th cushioning body I0 may also be secured to the supported structure 26 bythe bolt HI'inserted in anaper ture in lug 2'! of the supported structure and held against the lug by a nut'28 threaded on the bolt. Washers 29, 29" may be disposed between the-head of the bolt and the" upper central portion I2 and between the nut 28 and'the lug 21.

The cushioning body "I0 maybesecured toa suitable structure such as board 22 by'inserting the head 2| of the bolt I9 in the cavity of the body. The sectors I8, I8 of the base Il may be folded back to permit the entrance of the enlarged head 2! into the cavity. As the head is urged toward the'b0ard 22 thematerial of the base II is clamped securely in place. The convex contour of the base Ii and the concave face of the bolt head 2I urge the materialof the base II towards the center and hold the cushioning body securely to the board The-upper central portion I2 mayalso besecuredtoa sup porting or-supported structuresuch as structure 26 bya bolt I4 as shown in Fig; 3.

If desired the cushioning bodymaybe fa s-- tened to only one of the structures and provide cushioning or act as a bumper between the structures. As shown in Fig. 3 the cushioning body provides cushioning ofverticalforces principally in compression and shear as'the upper central portion is moved toward or away from thebase II nd I provides cushioning principally in? shfear re' la r e e e 'ne essit t sa 3 ture 26 and the board 22. The conical shape of the cushioning body I resists folding of the walls of the body and provides stability of cushioning.

In Fig. i an instrument 3| is mounted on a vertical wall 32 with resilient mountings of the invention between the wall and the instrument. The base of each cushioning body ID is secured to the wall 32 by a bolt l9 and the upper central portion is secured to a plate 33 by a bolt l4 upon which the instrument is mounted. In this position vibrations of the wall 32 are not transmitted directly to the instrument 3! which is cushioned by the resilient mountings. Vertical movements of the wall 32 are cushioned by the cushioning body being stressed principally in shear and horizontal movements are cushioned by the push-- ioning body principally in tension and compression.

Variations may be made without departing from the scope of the invention as it is set forth in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A resilient mounting comprising hollow body of resilient rubber material, a base integral with said body and enclosing the bottom of the latter, an aperture in the base an attaching member for fastening said base to a structure which member includes a shank portion remorably disposed in the aperture with a flanged head inside the hollow body overlapping the inner SUI? face of the base "for clamping the base under compression against said structure, the flanged head having a peripheral edge spaced inwardly on the base from the, junction of the base and the body-of the mounting, said base havin a clamped portion around the margin of said aperture of greater'thickness in the unclamped condition than the surrounding portions-of the base and tapering gradually toward said junction, the thick margins of :the aperture being deformed inwardly toward the shank by the flanged head when the member istightened to clamp the base on the structuroand-said body havingasupporting portion spaced from the base for engagemerit W'ith another structure with said body .disposed between the structures for cushioning relative'movement thereof through stressing of "the resilient rubber material .of saidbody.

2. A resilient mounting comprising a hollow body .of resilient rubber material, a base integral with said body and enclosing the bottom of the latter, an aperture in said base, an attaching member for fastening said base to a structure which member includes a shank portion removably disposed in the-aperture with-a flanged head inside the hollow body overlapping the inner surface of said-base for clamping said base portion under compression against said structure, the flanged head having a peripheral edge spaced inwardly on the base from the junction of the base and the body of the mounting and the flanged head having a concave baseabutting face for engaging the overlapped surface of the base, the base portion at the margins of said aperture being thicker in the unclamped condition than the surrounding portions of the base and the inner surface of the base tapering gradually from said aperture toward said junction in a contour complementary to said concave face of the fla d hea wh b th flan i adap ed t de orm the thicke p t ons th base toward the shank portion, of the attaching m mb when theatta chinemcmber is ti h en d againstastructure; and said'body having a sup- 4 porting portion spaced from said base portion for engagement with another structure with said body disposed between the structures for cushioning relative movement thereof through stressing of the resilient rubber material of said body. 3. A resilient mounting comprising a hollow domed body of resilient rubber material having an integral base portion for mounting on a structure, said base portion having a, central aperture with slots extending generally radially away from the aperture, a bolt having a shank of smaller diameter than said aperture removably disposed in the aperture and having a flanged head within the domed body overlapping the innersurface of said base portion for clamping said base portion in compression against said structure, the base portion at the margin of said aperture being thicker in the unclamped condition than the surrounding portions of the base portion and the inner surface of the base portion tapering gradually from said aperture toward the junction of the base and the body portion, the said thicker portion at the margin of the aperture being deformable inwardly toward the aperture by the flanged head when the base is compressed against said structure, the dome body including a second supporting portion in the wall opposite said base portion, the said second supporting portion having a central aperture for receiving a bolt to clamp said body to another structure with said body cushioning relative movement of the structures through stressing of the resilient rubber material of the intervening slop ing wall of said' body between said structures.

4. A resilient mounting comprising a hollow domed body of resilient rubber material having an integral fiat base portion disposed below and enclosing the bottom of the domed body for mounting the body on a structure, a central aperture in the base portion adapted to receive a bolt disposed through said aperture with a flanged head of the bolt inside the body overlapping the inner surface of the base for cornpressing said base portion against said structure, the base at the margin of the aperture being thicker in unclamped condition than the surrounding portions and the inner surface of the base tapering gradually from said thicker portion to'the junction of the base and the domed body, the said thicker portion of the base at the margin of the aperture being deformable toward the aperture by the pressure of the flanged head of the bolt when the latter anchors the mounting to the structure, the base portion having at least one slotted opening therein in communication with said aperture to permit insertion of the flanged head of the bolt into the domed body, and an opening at the apex of the domed body-opposite the base adapted to receive a fastening member for securing the domed body-to a second structure.

RUSSELL L. JONES.

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